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the issue of same-sex marriage has found its way on to the football field where this man, baltimore ravens linebacker brendon ayanbadejo is making headlines for speaking out in favor of marriage equality. that caught the attention of a maryland lawmaker who slammed the player for his views and asked the ravens to order ayanbadejo to be quiet. he responded on twitter saying this -- "football is just my job. it's not who i am. i am an american before anything. and just like every american, i have the right to speak!" and ayanbadejo is getting support from other nfl players, including minnesota viking chris kluey. he wrote a scathing and public letter to that same maryland politician saying among other things thatle woo not repeat here -- t
the issue of same-sex marriage has found its way on to the football field where this man, baltimore ravens linebacker brendon ayanbadejo is making headlines for speaking out in favor of marriage equality. that caught the attention of a maryland lawmaker who slammed the player for his views and asked the ravens to order ayanbadejo to be quiet. he responded on twitter saying this -- "football is just my job. it's not who i am. i am an american before anything. and just like every american, i...
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baltimore came out to pay respects. several thousand people filed passed the casket of art modell this weekend. it was taken over by somber fans and music of frank sinatra. here is more. >> reporter: to be soothed by thousands of family members, it makes me feel elated. i could shrug out the door. >> all you done for baltimore, thank you. >> thanks for the memories. >> they lined up waiting for the gates to open at 11:00 saturday morning. no beer, hot dogs or cheering stands. the people like ben davis who wants to give his son and daughter a history lesson about their hometown. >> i tried teaching my kids about the history of how they came back. >> football came back to baltimore thanks to art modell. his name is now on the field. >> after along wait, the kids begin to understand art modell was much more than a franchise owner. he is credit with naming the ravens 17 years ago with starting monday night football and with raising money to start charities. his two sons greeted every person that walked passed the casket. hi
baltimore came out to pay respects. several thousand people filed passed the casket of art modell this weekend. it was taken over by somber fans and music of frank sinatra. here is more. >> reporter: to be soothed by thousands of family members, it makes me feel elated. i could shrug out the door. >> all you done for baltimore, thank you. >> thanks for the memories. >> they lined up waiting for the gates to open at 11:00 saturday morning. no beer, hot dogs or cheering...
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it happened in northeast baltimore. the suspect took off after the shooting. right now, no word on them motive. a man and shot and killed late last night. right now, we're told the is 38-years old and was rushed to shock trauma. you know anything, you are asked to call410-396-2100. the orioles had a chance to take full possession of first place today with more than 40,000 fans and a beautiful day at camden yards. >> it was a great opportunity to for sure, but after losing nick markakis last by a broken thumb, it's not surprising the birds seemed down today. he continued his amazing streak against new york. an rbi single in the fourth putting the orioles within two runs. he has been taunted the yankees all season long. the bronx bombers and did it all lots a day. even derek jeter got in on the action. 13-3. they now trail by one game in the standings. >> our guys are disappointing little bit on the day. we will regroup over the much deserved off day for our guys. we will see where we are. >> later, we will hear from some of the players about how they're trying
it happened in northeast baltimore. the suspect took off after the shooting. right now, no word on them motive. a man and shot and killed late last night. right now, we're told the is 38-years old and was rushed to shock trauma. you know anything, you are asked to call410-396-2100. the orioles had a chance to take full possession of first place today with more than 40,000 fans and a beautiful day at camden yards. >> it was a great opportunity to for sure, but after losing nick markakis...
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>> there are a lot of great things going on in baltimore in terms of food access. one of the programs that we have are virtual supermarket program is nationally recognized as an innovative program that helps increase access for individuals who may be living in what we call food deserts. so it takes more than a certain amount of time to walk to their nearest supermarket. that program we've had in place for a little over two years. recently, we expanded it to senior high rise buildings. we've expanded to buildings where there's a large number of disabled persons to make it easier for them to access fresh fruits and vegetables. so we're really excited because it's helping set the mark in terms of other cities trying to emulate what we're doing. it's a national demonstration project. >> if you have a senior who's not in one of those buildings but they are a resident of the city and you get them set up for some sort of delivery service. >> right now it's only in selected high rise buildings for seniors. but we are looking to partner with senior centers so that they can
>> there are a lot of great things going on in baltimore in terms of food access. one of the programs that we have are virtual supermarket program is nationally recognized as an innovative program that helps increase access for individuals who may be living in what we call food deserts. so it takes more than a certain amount of time to walk to their nearest supermarket. that program we've had in place for a little over two years. recently, we expanded it to senior high rise buildings....
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at the center of the controversy is maryland delegate emmit burns, a democrat from baltimore county. he asked the owner of the baltimore ravens to silence linebacker brendan iandanagio for supporting gay marriage rights in maryland and he support delegate burns an outspoken and we should say a profanity-laced letter saying in part as i suspect you have not read the constitution, i would like to remind you that the very first, the very first amendment in this founding document deals with the freedom of speech. he also said i can assure you that gay people getting married will have zero affect on your life. they won't come into your house and steal your children. you know what having these rights will make gays do? full-fledged american citizens just like everyone else with the freedom to per sue happiness and all that entails. we reached out to delegate burns and he would not give us a comment. let's expand with the story now. the discussion about the controversy. noah brand is the editor-in- chief of the good men project, an online magazine fostering a discussion around manhood and t
at the center of the controversy is maryland delegate emmit burns, a democrat from baltimore county. he asked the owner of the baltimore ravens to silence linebacker brendan iandanagio for supporting gay marriage rights in maryland and he support delegate burns an outspoken and we should say a profanity-laced letter saying in part as i suspect you have not read the constitution, i would like to remind you that the very first, the very first amendment in this founding document deals with the...
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washington, frederick, even baltimore counties. you may be dealing with those as we head into the morning hours. looking at hd doppler that storm system finally heading off shore. just a few rain showers left around ocean city. the rest of the radar is looking dry. we expect it to be a very quiet day. despite the showers across the east, we expect temperatures to be pretty cool this morning. around 62 right now in baltimore. we have clearing skies. the dew point at 57. into the afternoon. high temperatures upper 70s to low 80s. a few clouds this morning. then clearing skies. very quiet weather pattern. you're going to like what you see in the temperatures. >>> the national weather service confirmed two tornados touched down in the new york boroughs of brooklyn and queens. this is a video shot by a driver as one of the tornados crossed the road. twisters knocked down pow were lines, trees and caused minor damage. no injuries have been reported. >>> powerful volcanos forced about 3,000 people to evacuate. it spewed a plume of ash 2 1
washington, frederick, even baltimore counties. you may be dealing with those as we head into the morning hours. looking at hd doppler that storm system finally heading off shore. just a few rain showers left around ocean city. the rest of the radar is looking dry. we expect it to be a very quiet day. despite the showers across the east, we expect temperatures to be pretty cool this morning. around 62 right now in baltimore. we have clearing skies. the dew point at 57. into the afternoon. high...
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and the issue of same-sex marriage has even found its way on to the football field where this man, baltimore ravens linebacker brendan iambadjo, is speaking out in favor of marriage equality. that caught the attention of a maryland state lawmaker who slammed the player for his views and asked the ravens to order him to be quiet. he responded on twitter saying, "football is just my job. it's not who i am. i am an american before anything. and just like every american, i have the right to speak!" and brendan is getting support from other nfl players including vikings' chris clue. he wrote a scathing public letter to the same maryland politician. half of it we can't tell you what it said on the air. saying among other things that the lawmaker is mind-bogglingly stupid. >>> meanwhile, mitt romney is staking his claim as a defender of the nation's armed forces. a role he says president obama is not fulfilling. speaking to an audience comprised of mostly military families in virginia, romney said he will be an advocate for our men and women in uniform. >> with liberty and justice for all. with lib
and the issue of same-sex marriage has even found its way on to the football field where this man, baltimore ravens linebacker brendan iambadjo, is speaking out in favor of marriage equality. that caught the attention of a maryland state lawmaker who slammed the player for his views and asked the ravens to order him to be quiet. he responded on twitter saying, "football is just my job. it's not who i am. i am an american before anything. and just like every american, i have the right to...